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it's dissipated and more americans are looking at the romney ryan ticket as one that will address issues and will deliver a plan that has impact on middle class americans, that will bring down taxes for all americans. period. there's only one candidate that's actually talking about raising taxes and there's another candidate, the romney ryan ticket, that will cut taxes for all americans. so i think as we go into this, we'll hear a lot more of that. obviously at the debate and this is the next phase of that campaign. >> mitt romney leads according to our poll, on unemployment and the deficit. let me ask you this, ben, because one thing our viewers may assume is that democratic base is now energized and the convention is now partly responsible for that. recently, jim -- our new poll, how do you feel strength of support, 72% of voters are strongly excited. 74% of obama voters. that's a virtual tie and extremely or very enthusiastic about voting in november, 65% of republicans. 64% of democrats. does that worry you? in '08, part of the reason the president won was his people were way more en
it's dissipated and more americans are looking at the romney ryan ticket as one that will address issues and will deliver a plan that has impact on middle class americans, that will bring down taxes for all americans. period. there's only one candidate that's actually talking about raising taxes and there's another candidate, the romney ryan ticket, that will cut taxes for all americans. so i think as we go into this, we'll hear a lot more of that. obviously at the debate and this is the next...
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they're preparing to essentially say mitt romney cares about 100% of americans. all americans. the problem of course with that is it just remind you of the 47%. we've seen a real damage that this comment has done to the romney campaign. obviously the obama campaign and dem crates have seized on it with these powerful ads and that's what's shocking about the staying power of this ad. every time you see it it's so powerfully shocking. it still has a power to invoke anger and real motion. obama is certainly seizing on that and we'll see how romney deals with it going forward. >> i hear it freshly every time i hear it. those words are amazing and you don't get used to it. as much as it's paul ryan's job to try and make us forget about that comment, it is joe biden's job to never let us forget about it. let's listen to him this weekend in florida. >> the american people are so much better, so much stronger, take so much more responsibility than these guys give him request for. how can governor romney have such a profound misunderstanding to the people of this country? folks, i've go
they're preparing to essentially say mitt romney cares about 100% of americans. all americans. the problem of course with that is it just remind you of the 47%. we've seen a real damage that this comment has done to the romney campaign. obviously the obama campaign and dem crates have seized on it with these powerful ads and that's what's shocking about the staying power of this ad. every time you see it it's so powerfully shocking. it still has a power to invoke anger and real motion. obama is...
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romney and ryan will give trillion in tax breaks to the wealthiest americans. subtract an unspecified amount of money of unnamed deductions. somehow you're going to get a revenue neutral tax plan. it's a plan so bogus not even a fox news host can understand it. >> you haven't given me the math. >> i don't have the -- it would take me too long to go through the math. >> paul ryan, paul ryan, if you want to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, we're going to have to explain your plans to the american people. take all the time you want. especially here on "the ed show." you guys have been complaining about media fairness preponderance let's talk it over. today paul ryan told a radio host in milwaukee why he wouldn't give chris wallace the math. >> i didn't want to get into all the math of this because everybody would start changing the channel. >> so nice of paul ryan to be concerned about chris wallace's ratings rather than presenting the e details of his plan to the voters. paul ryan is the chairman of the house budget committee and he can't even take time t
romney and ryan will give trillion in tax breaks to the wealthiest americans. subtract an unspecified amount of money of unnamed deductions. somehow you're going to get a revenue neutral tax plan. it's a plan so bogus not even a fox news host can understand it. >> you haven't given me the math. >> i don't have the -- it would take me too long to go through the math. >> paul ryan, paul ryan, if you want to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, we're going to have to explain...
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don't you have to force mitt romney to finally give the american people some specifics. >> they haven't had a great week on that front. paul ryan said on sunday that there wasn't enough time to explain it which i think the american people may say wait a second. and they have a series of misfires and try to answer the question. i think the american people are looking for answers. if you are a teacher or a firefighter, you are thinking why am i paying a higher tax rate than this guy? >> stephanie: yeah. and i didn't think it was has bad has his last appearance on fox news where he said he hadn't actually run the numbers. >> yeah you should run those numbers. >> stephanie: yeah. jen when you heard about the 47% video, did you believe it? >> there were things as you remember -- there were pieces of that video that trickled out over the course of 24 hours, so with every piece it was more and more -- not unbelievable, but i think i was like many americans sitting there thinking did he really say all of that? and the problem for mitt romney is this just solidifies what people think he thinks.
don't you have to force mitt romney to finally give the american people some specifics. >> they haven't had a great week on that front. paul ryan said on sunday that there wasn't enough time to explain it which i think the american people may say wait a second. and they have a series of misfires and try to answer the question. i think the american people are looking for answers. if you are a teacher or a firefighter, you are thinking why am i paying a higher tax rate than this guy?...
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but i think the fact is the american people see through that. these are both very smart people. they have been around for awhile. governor, i will say this, i watched governor romney in a number of those debates in the spring which are the most recent and you can practice for debates. the president can practice for debates as he's doing. but it has been four years since he's actually been in a format like this, where the governor has done this quite often in recent months. so he's a little more familiar with probably the details of it. but the fact is, the president understands the facts of his administration. it's going to be hard i think in this format for charges to be made that aren't substantiated and i think, i've read recently that the governor's campaign has said they've prepared a bunch of zingers or one-liners, everybody looks for that one-liner that kind of sticks out. i think this format as i understand it, one, it may be easy to give a zinger but you will be hard-pressed not to back up any charges or statements without being called to give the facts and the details.
but i think the fact is the american people see through that. these are both very smart people. they have been around for awhile. governor, i will say this, i watched governor romney in a number of those debates in the spring which are the most recent and you can practice for debates. the president can practice for debates as he's doing. but it has been four years since he's actually been in a format like this, where the governor has done this quite often in recent months. so he's a little more...
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and that's why the american people are not accepting mr. romney and his leadership. listen, he has been around for months. he says, you know, i've got some opportunities to tell the people what my vision is. what's he been telling the people over last eight or nine or ten months? the american people have heard his story. they have listened to paul ryan and they have rejected their approach. they are embracing this president's agenda because he's got us headed in the right direction. things are improving in america and we ought not to just turn around and go back to the same failed policies that brought on this recession in the first place. >> governor strickland it's always a pleasure to speak with you. >> thank you. >> did you ever see the princess bride? last question. we'll never find out the answer to that question, maybe most important. >> go home and watch the princess bride. >> don't do it. >> what do you make of what governor strickland said there? >> the president's cold and confident nature, for some, comes off as overconfident, can come off as condescendin
and that's why the american people are not accepting mr. romney and his leadership. listen, he has been around for months. he says, you know, i've got some opportunities to tell the people what my vision is. what's he been telling the people over last eight or nine or ten months? the american people have heard his story. they have listened to paul ryan and they have rejected their approach. they are embracing this president's agenda because he's got us headed in the right direction. things are...
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americans still have close to no idea as to what the romney/ryan plan is actually all about. will an 11-minute period of open discussion tomorrow night prove sufficient for governor romney to, quote, get into all the math? perhaps. but with so many of his own policies and open conflict with one another it seems like the most pressing equation for team romney to solve is whether mitt plus mitt equals one or two. the paradox of the mittens, katrina. >> i mean the romney/ryan campaign so far has been defined by dodge, duck and cover. there's no -- the specifics haven't been there. but you know i think it's wrong to think of mitt romney as his own man. he's a vehicle for a republican party that has become very extremist and a vehicle for a party that also is trying to straddle many different factions and fractions, but extremism has won out. so tomorrow, it's not going to be the lincoln/douglas debates, we'll hear massaged talking points and debates have not been so decisive except when the races are very already tight, kennedy/nixon, gore/bush, but we may well see the narrative
americans still have close to no idea as to what the romney/ryan plan is actually all about. will an 11-minute period of open discussion tomorrow night prove sufficient for governor romney to, quote, get into all the math? perhaps. but with so many of his own policies and open conflict with one another it seems like the most pressing equation for team romney to solve is whether mitt plus mitt equals one or two. the paradox of the mittens, katrina. >> i mean the romney/ryan campaign so far...
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that's when the american people get to hear directly from president obama and governor romney in a debate that will be largely focused on the economy and domestic issues. but today, today is more what you have of the preparations and the ritual day. we can't show you a live picture inside the debate hall right now, because both of the candidates' senior staff are going through and checking out every last detail. do we like where the podiums are? do we like the lighting? is there anything in the hall we want to relay to our candidate or complain to the organizers? that's a part of the ritual, it happens all the time. it is a reminder that we've never seen governor romney in a one-on-one presidential debate and it's been four years since president obama had that experience against john mccain. so they're making sure everybody will be comfortable in the hall. the candidates do their own walk-throughs tomorrow to get comfortable with thatstage. but they're doing their final debate preps and the campaign staffs are conducting their pre-debate ritual, wolffe. >> and as they go through this, the
that's when the american people get to hear directly from president obama and governor romney in a debate that will be largely focused on the economy and domestic issues. but today, today is more what you have of the preparations and the ritual day. we can't show you a live picture inside the debate hall right now, because both of the candidates' senior staff are going through and checking out every last detail. do we like where the podiums are? do we like the lighting? is there anything in the...
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romney's task is more difficult. he has to introduce himself to the american people. he has to erase the impressions left by all the mitt romneys we've met earlier, and he has to reveal a coherent person, one whom voters can imagine as a leader. the question is, whether such a coherent person exists. in the business world where romney had great success, winning means saying whatever you need to close the deal. a presidential campaign, though, is different. at some point you have to say what you really believe. and i guess eugene, i'll let you start off the segment and ask you if that is possible in a debate, which is, look, great television, great platform to exchange ideas. but it's a contrived event, which is surrounded by a great deal of stress. you're hanging on every word that's coming out of your mouth. >> yeah. it's a very difficult situation for both candidates, always difficult. and it's a totally contrived situation, and made for television event. but you do have to sound authentic, at least, you have to sound like you know what you're talking about and, and
romney's task is more difficult. he has to introduce himself to the american people. he has to erase the impressions left by all the mitt romneys we've met earlier, and he has to reveal a coherent person, one whom voters can imagine as a leader. the question is, whether such a coherent person exists. in the business world where romney had great success, winning means saying whatever you need to close the deal. a presidential campaign, though, is different. at some point you have to say what you...
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camp, they want to portray him as an american, as relatable and a lot of people are talking about the economy. it has been a challenge a bit for them. but you point out that really a lot of this race has been thus far on style, on likability, so romney -- romney, what, needs to talk about his family, your words. let me quote you, you say yes, he's tried to do that many, many times before, but there is always hoping that this time it will work. why will it work this time? >> it might work because more people are watching. when he talked about it during the convention, the ratings were really very, very low on that. and he had to share the platform with everyone else. with christie and with rubio. this time around it is him versus the president. and this is his chance to throw out some relatable points, to say things like i'm in public service because of my father. i want to improve the country because of my family. i think if he can throw one or two points like that, he can turn it around. but don't expect him to start crying. his not that guy. he shouldn't pretend to be that guy. he s
camp, they want to portray him as an american, as relatable and a lot of people are talking about the economy. it has been a challenge a bit for them. but you point out that really a lot of this race has been thus far on style, on likability, so romney -- romney, what, needs to talk about his family, your words. let me quote you, you say yes, he's tried to do that many, many times before, but there is always hoping that this time it will work. why will it work this time? >> it might work...